c.1905 Elgin Grade 244. This watch represents a sensible mid-range option offered by the Elgin National Watch Company in the early 1900s. c.1905 Elgin Grade 244, Model 7, 17-Jewels - Movement The movement is a 16-Size Model 7 with 17 jewels and Moseley's patent micrometric regulator. c.1905 Elgin Grade 244, Model 7, 17-Jewels - Movement According to grade descriptions in original catalogs, the Grade 244 was factory adjusted to temperature... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 4 days ago

In this video, we discuss how to determine whether an enamel pocket watch dial is hand-painted or produced using a transfer or photographic process. The larger American watch factories developed transfer processes in the mid-1880s, eventually leading to the end of hand-painted dials for standard production. This video inspects two dials fitted on watches produced by the Elgin National Watch Company - one from c.1867 and the other from c.1890. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEsponZT4oo ... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 1 week ago

c.1887 Keystone Watch Co. Patent "Dust Proof" Watch: Movement c.1887 Keystone Watch Co. Patent "Dust Proof" Watch - 18-Size, Gilt-Damaskeened Plates, 10 Jewels, ETP ~7,400. In addition to Abraham Bitner's Patent Micrometric Regulator, this watch features many other patents issued to Bitner during his leadership at the Keystone factory... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 1 week ago